DI State

Hermantown dropped a heartbreaker to Sauk Rapids, 14-11, with a diving catch to end a late rally.  Hermantown will face Hopkins at 10am Sunday.

DII Championship

Eden Valley - Watkins 15 Ely 3 (5 innings)

EV-W is the state DII legion champs.  Both teams will compete at the Central Plains DII Regional on Thursday, 8/4/11.

EV-W will play at 2pm
Ely will play at 5pm

DII State 3rd Place Game

Luverne 6 La Crescent 7 (8 innings)

Championship Game to start at approximately 245pm

DII State Update

Third Place game resumed at 1202pm after a 58 minute rain delay that occurred before the bottom of the first.

DII State final day schedule

Third Place Game
Luverne v La Crescent 11am

Championship Game
Eden Valley - Watkins v Ely 2pm

DI State Update - Hermantown

Hermantown, 2-0 after the first day, will square off against Sauk Rapids at 4pm.

DI State Update

Hermantown 8 Lino Lakes 7

Hermantown plays at 4pm Saturday vs the Fergus Falls / Sauk Rapids winner

DII State Update

Ely 8 Luverne 4

Luverne will take on La Crescent at 11am in the 3rd place game while Ely advances to face Eden Valley - Watkins in the DII championship game at 2pm

DII State Update

Semifinal
Eden Valley - Watkins 10 La Crescent 4

La Crescent will play in the 3rd Place Game at 11am
Eden Valley - Watkins will play on the Championship at 2pm

DII Consolation Championship

Holdingford 7 Kenyon 1

Holdingford is the 2011 Minnesota Legion DII State Consolation Champions

DII State Update

Game 6 Kenyon 7 Hawley 6

Consolation Championship
Holdingford v Kenyon 3pm

DI State Update from Eden Prairie

Hermantown 11 New Ulm Gold 8

DII Update

Game 5
Holdingford 8 Marble 0
(Bryce Feia no hitter, one bb)

DII State Day Two Schedule

Friday 7/29/11

Game 5 Holdingford v Marble 10am
Game 6 Kenyon v Hawley 1230pm
Consolation Championship W5 v W6 3pm
Game 8 Eden Valley - Watkins v La Crescent 530pm
Game 9 Luverne v Ely 8pm

DII State Update

Game 4

Ely 12 Kenyon 1 (5 innings)

Kenyon will face Hawley at 12:30pm in the consolation round. Ely advances in the winner's bracket to take on Luverne at 8pm.

DII State Update

Game 3

Luverne 7 Hawley 6 (9 innings)

DII State Update

Game 2

Eden Valley - Watkins 14 Marble 6

On Friday, Marble will take on Holdingford at 10am in the consolation bracket while Eden Valley - Watkins will face La Cresent at 530pm in the winner's bracket.

DII State Update

Game 1
La Cresent 3 Holdingford 0

Minnesota Legion Division II Baseball Tournament

Now that district play is over I will be up at Ely helping out with the DII tournament.  Here is the schedule for Thursday 7/28:


11:00 a.m. - La Crescent vs. Holdingford
1:30 p.m. - Marble vs. Eden Valley-Watkins
5:00 p.m. - Luverne vs Hawley
7:45 p.m.- Ely vs. Kenyon


I will post score updates as the games unfold.  Should be an exciting tournament....

D8 DI Final

Championship Game
Hermantown 16 Proctor 8

Hermantown advances to the Minnesota DI State Tournament. Games begin Friday 7/29.

D8 DII Final

Championship Game
Ely 6 Marble 0

Both teams advance to the Minnesota DII State Tournament at Ely. Games begin on Thursday 7/28.

D8 DI Update

The championship game between Hermantown and Proctor has been pushed back to 3pm due to rainy conditions

D8 DII Update & Saturday Schedule

Marble 8 Grand Marais 6 (9 innings)
(Grand Marais eliminated)

Championship Game - Saturday
Marble v Ely  1pm

second game if necessary to follow

D8 DII Update

Ely 14 Marble 4 (6)

Ely advances to Saturday championship game

Marble v Grand Marais 530pm
(winner to play Ely for championship)

D8 DI Update

Championship Game
Hermantown 14 Proctor 4 (8)
(Hermantown forces second winner take all game)

Saturday Championship Game
Hermantown v Proctor Noon

D8 DII Update

Grand Marais 12 Deer River 9
(Deer River eliminated)

D8 DI Update

Hermantown 11 Duluth Lakeview 10
(Duluth Lakeview eliminated)

Championship Game
Hermantown v Proctor ~315pm

D8 DI Update & Friday Schedule

Hermantown 7 Grand Rapids 6
(Grand Rapids eliminated)

Friday's Schedule
Hermantown v Duluth Lakeview Noon

Championship Game
Noon Winner v Proctor 3pm
(if necessary game noon Saturday)

D8 DI Update

Proctor 5 Duluth Lakeview 3
(Proctor in championship game)

D8 DI Update

Grand Rapids 15 Duluth Central 5 (7)
(Duluth Central eliminated)

D8 DI Update

Hermantown 15 West Duluth 1
(West Duluth eliminated)

D8 DII Friday Schedule

Grand Marais v Deer River  1230pm
Marble v Ely  3pm
1230pm Winner v 3pm Loser  530pm

All games at Deer River
Championship Game 1pm Saturday

D8 DI Update

DI
West Duluth 13 Virginia 10
(Virginia eliminated)

Thursday's DI Schedule

West Duluth v Hermantown 10am
Duluth Central v Grand Rapids 1pm
Proctor v Duluth Lakeview 4pm
10am & 1pm Winners 7pm

D8 DI Update

Duluth Central 10 Hibbing 4
(Hibbing eliminated)

D8 DII Update

DII
4Marble 11 1Deer River 10
3Grand Marais 12 5Brookston 7
(Brookston eliminated)

D8 Upate

DII
2Ely 14 3Grand Marais 1 (5)

D8 Update

DI
Proctor 6 Grand Rapids 3

D8 Update

Division I

5Proctor 10 4Virgina 8 (10)
Winners Semis
Duluth Lakeview 15 Hermantown 5

D8 Update

DII
4Marble 7 5Brookston 4

DI
3Hermantown 7 6Duluth Central 6

D8 Division I Update

2Duluth Lakeview 14 7Hibbing 6
1Grand Rapids 15 8West Duluth 14

District 8 DII Playoffs Delayed

Due to severe rains the Division II playoffs scheduled for Tuesday 7/19 have been postponed.  Games will resume on Wednesday 7/20 with the same schedule as posted for Tuesday.

District 8 Legion Baseball Playoffs - Division II

The District 8 Legion DII playoff pairings have been set.  Games begin on Tuesday 7/19 at Deer River and Cohasset.  Tuesday games are listed below.

4 Marble v 5 Brookston 3pm Deer River
2 Ely v 3 Cook County 430pm Cohasset
W4v5 v 1 Deer River 530pm Deer River
L4v5 v L2v3 7pm Cohasset

Games will resume on Friday at Deer River

District 8 Legion Baseball Playoffs - Division I

The field is set for the District 8 Legion Baseball Division I playoffs.  Games begin on Wednesday 7/20 at Virginia and Hibbing.  First and second round games are listed below:

1 Grand Rapids v 8 West Duluth 10am Virginia
2 Duluth East v 7 Hibbing 10am Hibbing
4 Virginia v 5 Proctor 1pm Virginia
3 Hermantown v 6 Duluth Central 1 pm Hibbing

W1v8 v W4v5 4pm Virginia
L1v8 v L4v5 7pm Virginia
W2v7 v W3v6 4pm Hibbing
L2v7 v L3v6 7pm Hibbing

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